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RIP Meow: Everybody's Favorite 39-Pound Cat Has Passed Away

It's a tale as old as Hollywood itself--the tragic star gone too soon. Such is the story of A-list obese feline Meow, who graced TV screens across America before passing away yesterday at a shelter in Santa Fe. Kitty was only two years old.

Poor Meow. He rose to fame with spots on Today and Anderson Cooper--where Anderson compared Meow to "a tub of Jell-o."

So rude. Meow (who was obviously big-boned to start with) had been losing weight after being surrendered by his elderly owner to a shelter. Did the fat cat lifestyle (come on, I had to) of the newly rich and famous derail his road to better health? We'll never know.

But I imagine that his star was about to soar even higher, and that his future would have looked roughly like this...